Stamford Garbage Collector In Serious IRS Trouble: U.S. Attorney

STAMFORD, CT — The 71-year-old owner of a Stamford refuse company is facing possible prison time following his guilty plea Thursday in federal court to two counts of willful failure to file an income tax return, announced United States Attorney John H. Durham and Kristina O’Connell, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England.

Stamford resident Wayne Margarum, Sr., has owned and operated Margarum Refuse for more than 40 years, according to prosecutors and court documents and statements. The business provides "garbage removal services for customers in the Stamford area and parts of Westchester County, New York." It services close to 700 clients "with fees ranging from $25 to $60 per month."

According to authorities, neither Margarum nor his business has filed tax returns for the tax years 2004 until the present.

As part of the guilty plea, Margarum has agreed to pay $356,330 in restitution to the U.S. Treasury, and to cooperate with the IRS to pay all outstanding taxes, interest and penalties.

Margarum, who is free on bond, is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in September, at which time he faces a maximum of two years in prison and a maximum fine of approximately $700,000.

This matter has been investigated by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher W. Schmeisser.

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